7,000-year-old deer antler headdress found in Germany. Road deer antler headdress found at Eisleben settlement in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany Dated to 5291-5034 BC, showing tradition carried forward from Mesolithic Closest comparison to Mesolithic shaman grave from Bad Dürrenberg
A 7,000-year-old roe deer antler headdress from Eilsleben, Germany mirrors Mesolithic shaman graves. The 5291–5034 BC LBK farmer artifact shows contact between newcomers and foragers. Cut marks at the antler base reveal processing techniques — published in Praehistoria 🦌
Key Facts
- Road deer antler headdress found at Eisleben settlement in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany
- Dated to 5291-5034 BC, showing tradition carried forward from Mesolithic
- Closest comparison to Mesolithic shaman grave from Bad Dürrenberg
- Evidence of contact between early Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) farmers and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers
- Eisleben site on northern edge of Loess zone, excavated 1974-1989 by Dieter Calfman
- Shows exchange and interaction between newcomers and foragers after farmers displaced hunter-gatherers
- Antler shows traces of processing with cut marks indicating skinning at base of antler
- Published in journal Praehistoria
Related site: Eisleben — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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